Top 10 Comic Book Quotes- Week Of 9/21/11

A new week of comics has already begun, and as always, it's time to take one last lingering look at the best comics of last week. From the nature of Gotham to some clever bits of wordplay, there were plenty of characters this week that had something interesting to say. So before you dive into your new pile of comics, check out what we here at the 52 Review think are the top 10 comic book quotes of the week.

10. "If t is i th end, at l st I died d ng me g od or on e." -- Captain Atom, Captain Atom

9. "As much as I'd like to believe that there's some covert ops team lead by a bunch of supercriminal hotties, I still need this teeny little thing journalists like to call...facts." -- Charlie Keen, Birds of Prey

8. "Because at the end of the day, my past isn't my biggest weakness, it's my biggest strength- it's what makes me who I am. And no matter what Gotham throws at me, that's something it can never take away." -- Dick Grayson, Nightwing

7. "I can take that key right out of your hand. But I'd prefer if you gave it to me willingly." -- Diana, Wonder Woman

6. "Okay...giant metal creatures...falling from the sky...speaking in clicks and beeps...Father would love this dream." -- Kara Zor-El, Supergirl

5. "Never subscribed to any of the religons that value martyrdom highly. A lifetime should be weighed, not simply the moment of death." -- Braniac 5, Legion of Superheroes

4. "You do actually practice brooding. I always suspected." -- Dick Grayson, Batman

3. "I guess you could say I'm the sun of a king." -- Apollo, Wonder Woman

2. "If we survive this thing, I swear, first order of business...I'm going to recruit another me." -- Black Canary, Birds of Prey

1. "My view is, when it comes to Gotham, you don't know it, brother. It knows you. And the moment you think otherwise, the moment you get too comfortable, that's when it stabs you right in the back. Because above everything, Gotham is...a mystery." -- Harvey Bullock, Batman

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Top 10 Comic Book Quotes- Week Of 9/14/11

It's a new Wednesday and the comic shops are starting to open! Soon, the internet will be filled with chatter about the new Batman and the merits of a pantless Wonder Woman. But before we start enjoying a whole new round of books, here's one last look at some of the best lines from last week's comic books. From vacations to mars to car leases to dragon throwing, here are the 52 Review's top 10 comic book quotes of the week!

10. "You're not my partner, you're my son." -- Batman, Batman and Robin

9. "And don't think I didn't notice that the V.R. version of me is a total Mary Sue." -- Rose Wilson, Superboy


8. "Now where would I hide a ten-foot suit of biomechanical battle armor?" -- Mister Terrific, Mister Terrific


7. "Father Time was under strict instructions not to interrupt my vacation to Mars unless it was of the utmost importantance." -- Frankenstein, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E.

6. "How about you just free me? Then I could, I don't know, establish a library system or invent the printing press? I really am full of love for humans at this point." -- Etrigan, Demon Knights

5. "So unless Superboy's cells originated in a deeply pathological, megalomaniacal narccisist, the likes of which the world has never know..." -- Dr. Caitlin Fairchild, Superboy


4. "We're the Alpha Dawgs. Dawg." -- Hughes, Deathstroke

3. "Carol...will you co-sign the lease on my new car?"- Hal Jordan, Green Lantern

2. "In case you haven't noticed, the world's gone mad. We've got Supermen flying around Metropolis and Batmen in Gotham. Times are changing, and stuffy old lab coats like you have got to change with them, unless you want to be left behind. -- Father Time, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E.

1. ‎"We find the source of the problem...and throw dragons at it." -- Demon Knights

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Top 10 Comic Book Quotes- Week of 9/7/11

Before we get to appreciating (and not appreciating) the next round of DC number ones, here's one last look at this week's comics. In no particular order, here are the top 10 comic book quotes of the week.

1. "I--I'm sorry, Daddy. I just wanted a pet of my own."-- Maxine Baker, Animal Man

2. "I told Batman that a man dressed as a bat will not instill fear in the average criminal in Africa. They have seen too much. He told me, "You just have to sell it.""-- David Zavimbe, Batwing

3. "Hey! Is that -- Green Lantern?" -- Random civilian on Booster Gold, Justice League International

4. "We used to have laws in this town. Like gravity. You remember gravity, right?" -- Detective Blake, Action Comics

5. "Jenny Q., out of all the Century Babies, I want you to know-- you're in my top eighteen." -- Adam One, Stormwatch

6. "Behold. I give you Superman. Stay in touch." -- Lex Luthor, Action Comics

7. "I know that my father, he was telling the truth. Because plants can scream. For me, they're screaming all the time." -- Alec Holland, Swamp Thing

8. "Not only do they get the handsome, brilliant, über-genius Virgil Hawkins...they also get the not-so-mild-mannered, super-cool, and fiercely awesome Static." -- Static, Static Shock

9. "I grab my favorite "Action Hero" cocktail of animal abilities...strength of an elephant, reflexes of a fly, speed of a cheetah...and the bark of a dog. That one always freaks them out." -- Animal Man, Animal Man

10. "What I want is your complete attention and for you to understand that your life is now mine. I am BROTHER EYE. And you and eye have much to talk about. But first, call your girlfriend, she's worried about you." -- Brother Eye, O.M.A.C.

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